Acehnese or Indonesian?: Post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper

To what extent does a local newspaper in the Indonesian province of Aceh construct Acehnese identity as distinct from Indonesian national identity? In this article, the authors examine the representation of Acehnese identity post-civil conflict and in relation to Indonesian national identity by dra...

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Autores principales:	Nasya Bahfen, Febri Nurrahmi
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2018
Materias:	Aceh community content analysis culture framing identity Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/6e833f443a564e9587de271905149db1
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6e833f443a564e9587de271905149db12021-12-02T12:05:44ZAcehnese or Indonesian?: Post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper10.24135/pjr.v24i2.4391023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/6e833f443a564e9587de271905149db12018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/439https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 To what extent does a local newspaper in the Indonesian province of Aceh construct Acehnese identity as distinct from Indonesian national identity? In this article, the authors examine the representation of Acehnese identity post-civil conflict and in relation to Indonesian national identity by drawing on a content analysis of Aceh’s local newspaper, Serambi Indonesia. There are few studies of representations of local ethnic groups in their local newspapers, let alone the representations of ethnic groups with a history of separatist movements. Therefore, this study sets out to bridge the gap in the literature on how a formerly separatist ethnic group is positioned vis-à-vis its nation-state in its local media. This study examines the representation of Acehnese in the local newspaper in terms of Anderson’s (1983) ‘imagined community’, Billig’s (1995) ‘banal nationalism’, as well as ‘media representation and identity’. In doing so, this study attempts to give a more comprehensive approach to show that the local newspaper continues to be a means for the reproduction of ‘imagined communities’ and the delivery of the narrative of collective identity through the everyday representations of the nation. Nasya BahfenFebri NurrahmiAsia Pacific NetworkarticleAcehcommunitycontent analysiscultureframingidentityCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 24, Iss 2 (2018)
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topic	Aceh community content analysis culture framing identity Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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description	To what extent does a local newspaper in the Indonesian province of Aceh construct Acehnese identity as distinct from Indonesian national identity? In this article, the authors examine the representation of Acehnese identity post-civil conflict and in relation to Indonesian national identity by drawing on a content analysis of Aceh’s local newspaper, Serambi Indonesia. There are few studies of representations of local ethnic groups in their local newspapers, let alone the representations of ethnic groups with a history of separatist movements. Therefore, this study sets out to bridge the gap in the literature on how a formerly separatist ethnic group is positioned vis-à-vis its nation-state in its local media. This study examines the representation of Acehnese in the local newspaper in terms of Anderson’s (1983) ‘imagined community’, Billig’s (1995) ‘banal nationalism’, as well as ‘media representation and identity’. In doing so, this study attempts to give a more comprehensive approach to show that the local newspaper continues to be a means for the reproduction of ‘imagined communities’ and the delivery of the narrative of collective identity through the everyday representations of the nation.
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title	Acehnese or Indonesian?: Post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper
title_short	Acehnese or Indonesian?: Post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper
title_full	Acehnese or Indonesian?: Post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper
title_fullStr	Acehnese or Indonesian?: Post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper
title_full_unstemmed	Acehnese or Indonesian?: Post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper
title_sort	acehnese or indonesian?: post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper
publisher	Asia Pacific Network
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/6e833f443a564e9587de271905149db1
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Acehnese or Indonesian?: Post-conflict representation of identity in a local newspaper

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